In re Quantz’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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1. ““Section 1915(a) of Title 28 authorizes proceedings in forma pau-peris but provides that ‘an appeal may not be, taken in forma pauperis if the trial court certifies in writing that it is not taken in good faith.’ Although for the reasons hereafter stated, I am of the. opinion • that there is no merit in the proposed appeals, I am not willing to say they are not taken in good faith. The appeal, therefore, will be allowed. “Defendants have not filed a designation ' of the portions of the record to be incorporated in the transcript, but, judging from my experience with other cases, I have no doubt that presently there will be a request for copies of the record, including the reporter’s transcript of the testimony. I shall therefore discuss this in advance and review ' the record at this time for the benefit of defendants and the court of appeals. “Section 1915(b) of Title 28, as amended in 1951, reads : “ ‘In any civil or criminal case the court may, upon the filing of a like affidavit, direct that the expense of printing the record on appeal, if such printing is required by the appellate court, be paid by the United States, and the same shall he paid when authorized by the Director- of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.’ “Prior to the amendment the court was authorized to direct that the expenses’of furnishing'a stenographic transcript,- as. well as printing, the record, be paid .by the United States.',.'.- .-This -authority to provide a free transcript of t”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Parsell v. United States